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Latest revision as of 11:09, 3 November 2023
Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Kentucky
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The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election will be held on November 7, 2023, to choose the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andy Beshear is running for re-election to a second term. Primaries were held on May 16, 2023. The winner of the election is scheduled to be sworn in on December 12, 2023.
The Republican nominee is Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. This race is one of two Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2023 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020, the other being in Louisiana. This is also the first gubernational election in the state’s history where both major party candidates have previously occupied the position of Attorney General; Beshear held the position from 2016 to 2019, after which he was succeeded by Cameron.
Despite the state’s partisan balance, Governor Beshear is considered to be the favorite to win re-election as he boasts high approval ratings and polling often shows him with a consistent lead.[1][2]
Background[edit]
A socially conservative southern state, Kentucky is considered safely Republican in federal elections, with Republicans holding both of its U.S. Senate seats and all but one U.S. House seat. In the 2020 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump carried Kentucky by 26 percentage points. However, the state was much more competitive as recently as the 1990s (Bill Clinton, a Democrat, carried it twice at the presidential level), and Democrats remain competitive in some local and state-level elections.
Beshear was first elected in 2019, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Matt Bevin, who had been saddled with low approval ratings and heavy criticism for signing a pension reform bill for teachers. In that same year, Daniel Cameron was elected to Attorney General of Kentucky, becoming the first African-American to be elected to that position.
Since his election to Attorney General, Cameron had gained national recognition, especially due to his involvement in the Breonna Taylor case in 2020. He spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention on August 24, 2020.[3] In September 2020, Cameron appeared on a 20-person shortlist of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees by President Trump.[4]
On May 16, 2023, Cameron won the Republican nomination with 47.7% of the vote, a 26% margin over the second-place candidate.[5]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
Endorsements[edit]
Fundraising[edit]
Beshear is the only candidate who has filed a financial disclosure.
| Campaign finance reports as of January 3, 2023[14] | ||
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| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand |
| Andy Beshear | $647,000 | $7,400,000 |
Results[edit]
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70–80%
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80–90%
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90–100%
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
Did not file[edit]
- Anthony Moore, wellwater drilling contractor[9]
Withdrew[edit]
Declined[edit]
Endorsements[edit]
Daniel Cameron
- Executive Branch officials
- State legislators
- Individuals
- Organizations
Kelly Craft
- Executive Branch officials
- Statewide officials
- U.S. Senators
- U.S. Representatives
- State legislators
- Individuals
Savannah Maddox (withdrawn)
- U.S. Representatives
- Organizations
Ryan Quarles
- State legislators
- Organizations
- Newspapers
Fundraising[edit]
Financial disclosures for major candidates are below:
| Campaign finance reports as of April 18, 2023[46] | |||
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| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Daniel Cameron | $1,370,904 | $777,446 | $593,458 |
| Kelly Craft | $8,563,233[c] | $8,156,315 | $406,918 |
| Eric Deters | $669,064[d] | $659,746 | $9,319 |
| Mike Harmon | $84,547[e] | $70,693 | $13,854 |
| Alan Keck | $311,717[f] | $257,577 | $54,139 |
| Ryan Quarles | $1,202,650 | $299,419 | $903,231 |
Debates[edit]
Polling[edit]
Graphical summary[edit]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
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